Luke - 5:13

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13 He stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean." Immediately the leprosy left him.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 5:13.

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And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him.
And stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying: I will. Be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
and having stretched forth his hand, he touched him, having said, 'I will; be thou cleansed;' and immediately the leprosy went away from him.
Reaching out His hand and touching him, Jesus said, "I am willing; be cleansed!" And instantly the leprosy left him.
And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.
And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, 'I am willing. Be cleansed.' Immediately the leprosy left him.
And extending his hand, he touched him, saying: "I am willing. Be cleansed." And at once, the leprosy departed from him.
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, "I am willing; become clean." Instantly the leprosy left the man;

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And he put forth his hand and touched him,.... Having compassion on him, and commiserating his sad case:
saying, I will, be thou clean; and immediately the leprosy departed from him; See Gill on Matthew 8:3.

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